Sauces/30 recipes

Quick Italian mushroom and tomato pasta sauce with garlic, parsley, and marjoram cooked in olive oil. A 20-minute vegetarian sauce with a full pound of mushrooms.

A copycat Swiss Chalet dipping sauce made from scratch with tomato juice, herbs, Worcestershire, Tabasco, and lemon juice. That iconic Canadian rotisserie chicken sauce, ready in 20 minutes on the stovetop.

Kwitiaow Pad Thai with rice noodles, prawns, bean curd, egg, and peanuts in a tamarind-palm sugar sauce. An authentic Thai street food classic with traditional condiments on the side.

Boiled new potatoes coated in a simple milk-based white sauce thickened with flour and seasoned with salt and pepper. An old-fashioned, budget-friendly side ready in about 10 minutes with six ingredients.

Vegan pinto beans in tomato sauce served over brown rice with sauteed onions, celery, and hot pepper sauce. A filling plant-based dinner ready in 20 minutes.

Homemade hot fudge sauce with unsweetened and semi-sweet chocolate, butter, corn syrup, and vanilla. A thick, glossy ice cream topping ready in 20 minutes.

Classic Mornay sauce made in the microwave with a butter-flour roux, milk, egg yolks, cream, and Swiss cheese. A rich French cheese sauce ready in 10 minutes.

A light, oil-free curry tomato sauce with scallions, garlic, ginger, and turmeric. Ready in 20 minutes and endlessly versatile.

Creamed mushroom sauce made by stirring mushrooms into a classic white bechamel sauce. Two ingredients, 10 minutes, and endlessly versatile for chicken, pasta, or vegetables.

Roasted garlic stuffed chicken breasts: pockets filled with 20-clove confit garlic paste, pan-seared, then finished in a Provencal tomato-caper-wine sauce. Elegant dinner-party chicken.

Seared bay scallops glazed with a reduced vermouth and lemon sauce, finished with fresh dill and cracked pepper. A light, elegant 20-minute seafood dish with bright, clean flavors.

Quick spicy Asian chicken stir-fry over angel hair pasta cooked in chicken broth. Thai-seasoned chicken with soy sauce and chili oil, ready in 20 minutes flat.

Pound cake slices draped in a cloud-light mascarpone sauce with brandy, whipped egg whites, and fresh berries. An Italian-style dessert that looks fancy but takes 20 minutes.

Gary's hot sauce packs 20 jalapenos boiled with garlic, onion, oregano, and cilantro, then blended with crushed tomatoes and Rotel. Seriously spicy homemade salsa.

Whiskey grilling sauce with pineapple juice, soy sauce, fresh ginger, garlic, and a kick of bourbon. Five ingredients, 10 minutes, and ready to brush on chicken, steak, salmon, or pork.

Stir-fried broccoli with oyster sauce, garlic, and fresh ginger. Five ingredients, crisp-tender florets, and a glossy dark sauce in under 10 minutes.